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as mentioned by Mr. Hislop in 1867, prashitim (a), punctulatum (a), tlbiale (a) ; 

 Tachypus pallipes (b and c) ; Brychius elevatus ; Hydroporus Davisi, i2-pustu- 

 latus, ferrugineus, rivalis, and septentrionis, all in the Moy burn, Agabus arcticus 

 (e), gutfatus, biguttatus (e), nebulosus (d). 



The Brachelytra taken include Falagria sulcata (e) ; BoUtochara lunulata (d) ; 

 Ocalea castanea, badia and lati.pennis (all e) ; Microglossa pulla or nidicola (e) ; 

 Aleochara lanuginosa, morion, nitida and var. bilineata, and obscurella (all d), 

 the latter occurred in large numbers in a dead conger-eel on the coast, right away 

 the farther side of the sandhills. Some specimens of an Aleochara also turned up 

 in fungus on the sandhills, apparently belonging to the form of A. mcesta with 

 reddish elytra. I also took one specimen of the very rare subgenus Aleochara, Er., 

 but having been unable to secure types, I cannot say whether it is spadicea or 

 procera. Tachyusa umbratica ; Chilopora longitarsis in great numbers and rubi- 

 cunda (both e) ; Oxypoda rupicola, umbrata, annularis, opaca (e),in great numbers, 

 alternans (A) ; Mycetoporus splendidus, lepidus, longulus ? (all e) ; Myllcena brevi- 

 cornis ; Homalota cambrica, elongatula, fiisca, gregaria, halobrechtha, insecta, 

 IcBvana (?), longicornis, liiridipennis, melanaria, muscorum, nigra, parva, sericea, 

 vesfita, vicina, and (T believe) valida ; Encephalus complicans (e), one only; Oyro- 

 phcBna affinis and nana (d) ; Diglossa mersa (b), both winged and apterous ; I came 

 to the conclusion that this insect lives in burrows of Bledius arenariiis below high 

 water mark along the Findhorn estuary. Some of the specimens with the wings 

 fully developed have the elytra much longer than others. I notice there is a winged 

 species referred to in Canon Fowler's Coleoptera as submarina, and said to liave 

 been taken in Ireland ; I strongly suspect that these specimens belonged to the 

 winged form of mersa. That mersa is not always apterous appears from the note to 

 the species in Canon Fowler's book, in truth, I think all the specimens have rudi- 

 mentary wings ; the winged form with long elytra, which was very scarce at Forres, 

 has certainly a somewhat different appearance from the type, but I think that it is 

 only a race or variety. TacMnus collaris (e), flavipes, one specimen, humeralis, 

 latioollis, and subterraneus (d), with the light humeral spots much shorter than in 

 the common form ; Conurus lividus ; BolHobius analis, atricapillus, pygmcBus, and 

 trinotatus (all d) ; Euryporus picipes (e), two specimens; Qiwdius lateralis (tZ), in 

 cod's head bait, also Quedius molochinus and puncticollis (d), in wasp's nest, as 

 already recorded by me ; Xantholinus glabratus ; Philonthus laminatus (e), decorus, 

 politus, proximus, varius, ebeninus, fimetarius, nigriventris, varians,puella, quisqiiilia- 

 rius or ventralis, and xantholoma ; Dianous caerulescens (e) ; Stenus canaliculatus, 

 foveicollis (?), guttula (e), Guynemeri (a), imder refuse, osshim, paganus, picipes, 

 pusillus ; Bledius arenarius,fuscipes, spectabilis (d), subterraneus, opacus, longulus, 

 and pallipes (?) (e), and a specimen I refer to erraticus, but as to which I am doubtful, 

 never having seen a type ; Ancyrophorus omalinus and aureus ; Anthophagus ni- 

 gritus (e), and testaceus (d) ; apparently all the species of Lesteva. 



Of the succeeding groups of beetles I may vaewtion— Scymnus suturalis and 

 limbatus ; OtiorhyncJius hcBmatopus ; Cryptohypnus maritimus (e), riparius (a), 

 and 4<-guttatus (a and e), the latter species occurred in two large colonies on the 

 Findhorn banks ; I took a large number of specimens, hoping to find both dermestoides 

 and 4!-guttatus. I have every possible vai'iation in the way of spots, and in some 

 specimens the spots are wanting. An examination of the male charactei's shows, 



